EPA v. Aquionics, Inc.

Case summary

FIFRA NORA: 7/16/2025 NOTICE OF RECOMMENDATION TO REFUSE ADMISSION Consignee: Aquionics, Inc. Entry Number: DSV-16247956 Product(s): Hanovia UV Swim I By this memorandum, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is notifying the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that it is the opinion of the EPA that one or more of the pesticidal products in the shipment DSV-16247956 described below, is in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA, or the Act), as amended, 7 U.S.C. ? 136o(c), and should be refused entry into the United States pursuant to the authority of Section 17(c) of FIFRA as more fully detailed below. The following information pertains to this shipment: Entry Number: DSV-16247956 Product Name(s): Hanovia UV Swim I Shipper/Manufacturer: Hanovia Limited Consignee: Aquionics, Inc. Date of Importation: June 21, 2025 Port of Entry: Port of Port of Charlotte, North Carolina - 1512 It appears that the product is not in compliance with the Act and is subject to refusal of entry into the United States due to the following violation(s): ? FIFRA ? 12(a)(1)(F): To sell or distribute a pesticide device that is misbranded. Specifically, the device includes pesticide claims that are not qualified.

Defendants (1)

• Aquionics, Inc.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• AQUIONICS INC

  4215 STUART ANDREW BOULEVARD SUITE 3, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28217

  Registry ID: 110071091714

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1F — Device Misbranded

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Aquionics, Inc.entered 2025-07-16

  Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2025-07-16Final Order Issued
• 2025-07-16Enforcement Action Closed
• 2025-07-27Enforcement Action Data Entered